Old World 1

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  • Here is another Modern Lovers song that has two chords (this time they
    are A & G).
     
  • Opening riff goes like this:
    (please listen to the record for the rhythm, feel, and ability to keep
    your place in the old world, etc., but this is the basic idea)
  •  
    A
    e---0-0-0-3-0-3-3-0-3-3-0-----------
  • B---2-2-2---2-------------3-3-3-----
    G---2-2-2---2----------------------- REPEAT FOUR TIMES
    D---2-2-2---2-----------------------
  • A---0-0-0---0-----------------------
    E---x-x-x---x-----------------------
     
  • After the opening riff, while singing the song, this little riff can
    be played at the end of each phrase in which the chord is an A:
     
  • A
    e---0------------------------------3--0-----0--
    B---2------------------------------------3-----
  • G---2------------------------------------------
    D---2------------------------------------------
    A---0------------------------------------------
  • E---x------------------------------------------
     
    Well the old world may be dead . . .
  •  
    (I think this little end riff is probably played by the organ, as it
    is heard on the record, but this seems to work for solo guitar.)
  •  
    The solo riff from the middle of the song goes soemthing like this:
     
  • e------0-------0---0-------------------------------
    B----2---2-------2---------------------------------
    G---------------------2----------0--2--------------
  • D--------------------------------------------------
    A--------------------------------------------------
    E--------------------------------------------------
  •  
    e------0-------0-0-0---3-2------0------------------
    B----2---2------------------2------------2---------
  • G--------------------------------------------------
    D--------------------------------------------------
    A--------------------------------------------------
  • E--------------------------------------------------
     
    e------0-------0---0-------------------------------
  • B----2---2-------2---------------------------------
    G----------------------2----------0--2-------------
    D--------------------------------------------------
  • A--------------------------------------------------
    E--------------------------------------------------
     
  • e------0-------0-0-0---3-2------0------------------
    B----2---2------------------2------------2---------
    G--------------------------------------------------
  • D--------------------------------------------------
    A--------------------------------------------------
    E--------------------------------------------------
  •  
    (please listen to the record for the exact rhythm here)
     
  • e----0---0---0---0-------------
    B--2---2---2---2---2-0---------
    G-----------------------2------
  • D------------------------------
    A------------------------------
    E------------------------------
  •  
    e----0---0---0---0---3-2------0---
    B--2---2---2---2----------2-------
  • G---------------------------------
    D---------------------------------
    A---------------------------------
  • E---------------------------------
     
    e----0---0---0---0-------------
  • B--2---2---2---2---2-0---------
    G-----------------------2------
    D------------------------------
  • A------------------------------
    E------------------------------
     
  • e----0---0---0---0---3-2------0---
    B--2---2---2---2----------2-------
    G---------------------------------
  • D---------------------------------
    A---------------------------------
    E---------------------------------
  •  
    (then just these strummed chords a few times)
     
  • A G A
    e----------------------------------------
    B----------------------------------------
  • G----------------------------------------
    D----------------------------------------
    A----------------------------------------
  • E----------------------------------------
     
    (and so on . . . .)
  • Here it is with the lyrics:
     
    Opening riff (see above)
  •  
    A (end riff )
    Well the old world may be dead
  • A
    Our parents can't understand
    G
  • But I still have parents
    A
    And I still love the old world
  • A
    Oh, I had a New York girlfriend
    A
  • And she couldn't understand how I could
    G A
    Still have parents and still love the old world
  •  
    So I told her:
    A
  • I want to keep my place in the old world
    A
    Keep my plave in the arcane
  • G A
    'Cause I still have parents and I still love the old world
    A
  • Alright
    A
    I say old world
  • A
    I say old world
    A G A
  • I say
     
    Well I see a '50's apartment house
  • Bleak in the morning sun
    But I still love the '50's
    And I still love the old world
  • I wanna keep my place in the old world
    Keep my place in the arcane
    'Cause I still have parents and I still love the old world
  • Alright
     
    SOLO (see the solo riff tabbed above, insert it here)
  •  
    I see the '50's apartment house
    It's bleak in the 1970's sun
  • But I still love the '50's
    And I still love the old world
    I wanna keep my place in this old world
  • Keep my place in the arcane knowledge
    And I still love the '50's and I still love the old world
     
  • Alright now we say bye bye old world
    Gotta help the new world
    Oh bye bye
  • I say bye bye bye bye old world
  • PLAY TOO ..
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